The Dave Smith Instruments / Roger Linn Design Tempest Drum Machine was one of the hottest introductions at the 2011 NAMM Show.

“The design of Tempest reflects a rethinking of what a drum machine needs to be in the current era,” says Linn. ”It’s not so much a drum machine as a new musical performance instrument for the creation, manipulation, and arrangement of beat-oriented music, with an intuitive and efficient use of human gestures.”